Our Orthopedic Surgeons are skilled in treating trauma and fractures. They also are on call for our Emergency Department.

The specific method of fracture treatment depends on:

The severity of the break

Whether it is “open” or “closed”. An “open” fracture is particularly serious because it has broken through the skin or a wound has penetrated down to the broken bone and infection in both the wound and the bone can occur.

The specific bone involved – a broken bone in the spine (vertebra) is treated differently from a broken leg bone or a broken rib